Ice disintegrating and chip delivering spiral ice chip producing machine



constantly to deliver ice t0 Said open end 0f the freezing chamber, and an ice disintegrating and Iem0ving member having a beveled ice engaging Surface vvith the 10Wer end of said sufface being disposed substantiany adjacent the end of said auger and Said 10Wel' end of the beveled portion being constinlted as a Ilarrow splitti11g eleinent extending generally outwardly of the axis of rotation of the auger, Said disintegrating and removing member serving t() break llp Said ice and discharge the Same with rotation of the auger.

6- (A11 ice chip producing nlachine con1prising an elongated freezing chan1beT having an open end, nleans for Supp1ying Water to the inside of said freezing chamber, 111eans for c00ling at least a ortion of sajd freezing chan1ber t0 ffeeze ice on the inside surface there0f, an ice conveying augel' rotatably n10unted il1 the freezing chamber With its Spiral edge disp0sed in closely Spaced relation to the inside wall of Said chamber, n1eans for constantly T0tating the auger t0 cause Said Spiral edge to Shear off ice fr0zen on the i11side Wall of the chamber constantly t0 deliver ice t0 Said open end of the freezing chamber, and an ice disintegrating and Temoving member p0sitioned at Said open end 0f Said chanber and provided With an ice engaging Surface disp0sed '[0 engage ice conveyed by the auger, Said surface including aIl ice Splitting lovver edge extending generally outvvardly of the Surface of rotation Of the auger and a )air of concave ice peeling n]01d-b0ard-1ike Surface portions )(Sitiol1ed on either side of said lowel' edge vvhereby the T0tation of Said auger progressively moves the ice against said 10Wer edge and against said l]101d-b0ard-1ike Surface portions to break up said ice and discharge the san1e.

7. An ice chip producing machine con1pfising an elon gated freezing chanlber having one end 0Pen, n1eans fol Supplying Wate1 t0 the inside 0f said freezing chamber, neanS for c00ling at least a p0rtion of Said freezing chamber to freeze ice on the inside Sufface there0f, an ice conveying auger T0tatably mounted in the freezing chamber with its Spiral edge disposed in closely spaced relation t0 the inside vvall of said chanber, 1Tleans for constantly rotating the auger to cause said spiral edge to Shear 0 ice fr0zen on the inside wall of the chamber constantly t0 deliver ice to Said open end of the freezi11g chamber, and an ice disintegrating and Telovil1g device disposed Substantially adjacent the end of said auger, Said device having a lovver portion f0rling a narrow knife-1ike edge p0sitioned iInn1ediately adjacent the end of the auger and in the path 0f ice moved thereby, Said kI1ife-like edge extending generally Tadially outwardly 0f the axis 0f rotation of the auger and Said ice disintegrating and removing device Serving to break up said ice and discharge the Same as discrete ice chips With r0tation of the auger Refeenc s ci[e(l i1 the me of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Z,1S9,463 Vo0heiS May 23 1939 2 29 84l spiegl oct. 21, 1941 2 Sj6 l0 Topping Iune 12, 19jl Z 7l 06 vvatt Oct. 16 19Sl Z 97 008 Lee May 20 192 2,S97,S1S Nitsch May 20, l9z 

